USGS Streamgage 06227600
Wind River near Kinnear, WY
Wind River near Kinnear, WY is USGS streamgage 06227600 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080001. It drains a watershed of about 2,196 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1974. Typical flow runs near 870.8 cfs in July and 218.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 2,196 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,279 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080001
- Coordinates
- 43.14278, -108.70889
- USGS site number
- 06227600
- Records begin
- 1974-04-01 (52 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 52 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 194.1 | 291.5 | 390.5 | |
| February | 212.5 | 294.1 | 391.9 | |
| March | 234.3 | 314.5 | 443.5 | |
| April | 91.8 | 218.7 | 512.4 | |
| May | 216.3 | 607.9 | 2,504.5 | |
| June | 393.1 | 2,024 | 6,442.7 | |
| July | 359.9 | 870.8 | 3,601 | |
| August | 323.4 | 400.5 | 767.5 | |
| September | 256.6 | 358.6 | 572 | |
| October | 88.4 | 374.9 | 802.2 | |
| November | 240.8 | 425.7 | 591.3 | |
| December | 219.2 | 317.8 | 441.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).